Data processing: measuring – calibrating – or testing – Testing system – Including multiple test instruments
Reexamination Certificate
2011-03-29
2011-03-29
Cosimano, Edward R (Department: 2857)
Data processing: measuring, calibrating, or testing
Testing system
Including multiple test instruments
C221S001000, C221S092000, C700S213000, C700S228000, C700S230000, C700S248000, C702S108000, C702S117000, C702S187000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07917327
ABSTRACT:
Two robotic arms roam in separate, non-overlapping areas of a test station, avoiding collisions. A traveling buffer moves along x-tracks between a front position and a back position. In the front position, a first robotic arm loads IC chips from an input tray or stacker into buffer cavities in the traveling buffer. The traveling buffer then moves along the x-tracks to the back position, where a second robotic arm moves chips from the traveling buffer to test boards for testing. After testing, the second robotic arm moves chips to a second traveling buffer, which then moves along tracks to a front position for unloading by the first robotic arm. Two traveling buffers may move on the same tracks in a loop. The buffer cavities in the traveling buffer move on internal tracks to expand and contract spacing and pitch between the front and back positions to match test-board pitch.
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Co Ramon S.
Lai Tat Leung
Leong Calvin G.
Auvinen Stuart T.
Cosimano Edward R
gPatent LLP
Kingston Technology Corp.
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